SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss

Subject: SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss
From: GUEST,Emma Hartley
Date: 09 Jul 12 - 08:24 AM

http://theglamourcave.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/steve-knightley-on-abbotsbury-wash-out.html

Ouchy.

Subject: RE: SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Jul 12 - 10:54 AM

Anyone know anything about insuring festivals?

Subject: RE: SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss
From: Vic Smith
Date: 09 Jul 12 - 11:23 AM

We insure the Lewes Folk Festival through Making Music. I think that we get a pretty good deal and I think there are quite a number of others in the SE that insure through them.

Subject: RE: SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Jul 12 - 11:45 AM

And is bad weather part of the cover?

Subject: RE: SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 Jul 12 - 12:28 PM

Weather cover (if obtainable) is the norm for many things, including, for example, film shoots and helicopter work.

Subject: RE: SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss
From: Vic Smith
Date: 09 Jul 12 - 12:50 PM

And is bad weather part of the cover?
Well, no, ours is an October weekend - largely indoor festival, though it has been lovely each year for the 20-odd teams of dancers so far.

In past years, I have organised outdoor July festivals and I remember the agony of looking at weather forecasts and the sky on the days of the events. I must say that my heart goes out to Phil & Steve and all the other poor buggers that have organised camping-type festivals on the last few weekends. Joan Crump's in Peterborough was largely a wash-out and that is one of the driest parts of the country, so what it must have been like for those in the West Country, Wales etc?

Subject: RE: SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss
From: GUEST,Phil B
Date: 09 Jul 12 - 01:27 PM

A small snippet!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgLunyd9L_E

If thats wrong, just go to 'watchphilbeer' channel

Subject: RE: SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss
From: Leadfingers
Date: 09 Jul 12 - 01:28 PM

In the latter days of Mrs Casey's involvement with Sidmouth , Steve Heap was presented with having to remortgage his house to get cover for The Arena , which was part of his reason for pulling out of the Festival

Subject: RE: SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss
From: Vic Smith
Date: 10 Jul 12 - 05:21 AM

http://www.ukfolkmusic.co.uk/regional-folk-festivals.php

Subject: RE: SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss
From: GUEST,Juju
Date: 10 Jul 12 - 05:53 AM

Bad thread title. Makes it sound like SOH is somehow responsible for a big financial loss. Unless you click on the link and go outside to actually read the article.

Subject: RE: SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss
From: theleveller
Date: 10 Jul 12 - 06:16 AM

What a shame. I hope they don't end up out of pocket.

Subject: RE: SoH make £5,000 plus Abbotsbury loss
From: Dave Earl
Date: 10 Jul 12 - 06:36 AM

Just back from FolkStation on IOW - Rain every day on a farmers feild which had been rained on for weeks before.

Nearly everything went on as planned and all had a great time despite the mud and rain

Dave